A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This unique formation is characterized by hexagonal basalt rocks stacked in unique formations.

This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

This striking landscape in northern Vietnam contains both geological and archaeological wonders.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.